Name: Indian-spiced smoked mackerel
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ tsp garam masala; pinch dried red chilli flakes; 1 tbsp butter, softened; 2 x 100g/3½oz smoked mackerel fillets; 2 tbsp Greek-style plain yoghurt; 1 tbsp roughly chopped fresh mint; ½ lime, juice only; ½ cucumber, halved lengthways and thinly sliced; 6 radishes, roughly chopped; salt

Prepare: less than 30 mins
Cook: less than 10 mins
Serve: Serves 2
Dietary: Egg-free Gluten-free Healthy Nut-free Pregnancy-friendly

A quick blast under a grill transforms smoked mackerel, warming the fish and infusing it with the flavours in the spiced butter. Serve with a fresh raita that acts as both salad and sauce for a low-calorie lunch.

Each serving provides 396 kcal, 23g protein, 3g carbohydrates (of which 2g sugars), 32g fat (of which 10g saturates), 0.5g fibre and 2.5g salt.

By Hattie Ellis

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Ingredients

garam masala: ½ tsp garam masala
chilli: pinch dried red chilli flakes
butter: 1 tbsp butter, softened
smoked mackerel: 2 x 100g/3½oz smoked mackerel fillets

For the raita

yoghurt: 2 tbsp Greek-style plain yoghurt
mint: 1 tbsp roughly chopped fresh mint
lime: ½ lime, juice only
cucumber: ½ cucumber, halved lengthways and thinly sliced
radishes: 6 radishes, roughly chopped
salt: salt

Method

To make the raita, mix the yoghurt, mint and a squeeze of lime juice together in a bowl and season with a pinch of salt. Stir in the cucumber and radishes, cover and place in the fridge until ready to use.
Preheat the grill to high and line a baking tray with kitchen foil.
In a small bowl, mix together the garam masala, chilli and butter. Spread the spiced butter onto the mackerel and place the fillets on the baking tray. Grill for 1 minute, or until the butter melts, soaking the spices into the warm fish.
Serve the mackerel immediately with the raita.

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Indian-spiced smoked mackerel

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